As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2006.

 

Registration No. 333-90887

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form S-3/A

 

POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas

 

74-2211011

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

3000 Technology Drive
Angleton, Texas 77515
(979) 849-6550

 

Cary T. Fu
Chief Executive Officer
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.
3000 Technology Drive
Angleton, Texas 77515
(979) 849-6550
Fax: (979) 848-5269

(Address, including zip code, and telephone

 

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

number, including area code, of registrant’s

 

including area code, of registrant’s agent for service of

principal executive offices)

 

process)

 


 

Copy to:

William J. Whelan, Esq.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Worldwide Plaza

825 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 


 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: Not applicable

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. o

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  o

 

If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box.  o

 

 



 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

 

On November 12, 1999, Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-90887) (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the registration of an aggregate 1,000,000 Common Shares (“Securities”). The selling shareholder obtained its shares of our common stock in connection with our acquisition of AVEX Electronics, Inc. and Kilbride Holdings B.V. on August 24, 1999. The Company’s obligation to keep the Registration Statement effective has expired. This Post-effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement is being filed to remove all unsold Securities registered under the Registration Statement as of the date of this filing.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-effective Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Angleton, State of Texas, on February 16, 2006.

 

 

BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ CARY T. FU

 

 

 

Cary T. Fu

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

 

Name

 

Position

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

President and Chief

 

 

/s/ Cary T. Fu

 

Executive Officer

 

February 16, 2006

Cary T. Fu

 

(principal executive officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Gayla J. Delly

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

February 16, 2006

Gayla J. Delly

 

(principal financial

 

 

 

 

and accounting officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Donald E. Nigbor

 

Chairman of the Board

 

February 16, 2006

Donald E. Nigbor

 

of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Steven A. Barton

 

Director and Executive

 

February 16, 2006

Steven A. Barton

 

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John W. Cox

 

Director

 

February 16, 2006

John W. Cox

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John C. Custer

 

Director

 

February 16, 2006

John C. Custer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Peter G. Dorflinger

 

Director

 

February 16, 2006

Peter G. Dorflinger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Laura W. Lang

 

Director

 

February 16, 2006

Laura W. Lang

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Bernee D.L. Strom

 

Director

 

February 16, 2006

Bernee D.L. Strom

 

 

 

 

 

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